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THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE OFFICIALS OF CANTERSTONE JAIL PRESENTED MR. MANKELL WITH A TESTIMONIAL. Oliver Mankell was again in the charge of Warder Slater. Warder Slater looked very queer indeed--he actually seemed to have lost in bulk. The same phenomenon was observable in the chief warder, who followed close upon the prisoner's heels.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oliver Mankell was again in the charge of Warder Slater.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Warder Slater looked very queer indeed--he actually seemed to have lost in bulk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Warder Slater looked very queer indeed--he actually seemed to have lost in bulk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The same phenomenon was observable in the chief warder, who followed close upon the prisoner's heels.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Warder Slater looked very queer indeed--he actually seemed to have lost in bulk.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE OFFICIALS OF CANTERSTONE JAIL PRESENTED MR.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The same phenomenon was observable in the chief warder, who followed close upon the prisoner's heels.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MANKELL WITH A TESTIMONIAL.
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From this reading Warder Slater looked very queer indeed--he actually seemed to have lost in bulk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oliver Mankell was again in the charge of Warder Slater.
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From this reading Warder Slater looked very queer indeed--he actually seemed to have lost in bulk.
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From this reading THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE OFFICIALS OF CANTERSTONE JAIL PRESENTED MR.
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From this reading Oliver Mankell was again in the charge of Warder Slater.
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From this reading The same phenomenon was observable in the chief warder, who followed close upon the prisoner's heels.
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From this reading THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE OFFICIALS OF CANTERSTONE JAIL PRESENTED MR.
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From this reading The same phenomenon was observable in the chief warder, who followed close upon the prisoner's heels.
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From this reading The same phenomenon was observable in the chief warder, who followed close upon the prisoner's heels.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Warder Slater looked very queer indeed--he actually seemed to have lost in bulk.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Warder Slater looked very queer indeed--he actually seemed to have lost in bulk.
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From this reading The same phenomenon was observable in the chief warder, who followed close upon the prisoner's heels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oliver Mankell was again in the charge of Warder Slater.
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From this reading Warder Slater looked very queer indeed--he actually seemed to have lost in bulk.
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From this reading THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE OFFICIALS OF CANTERSTONE JAIL PRESENTED MR.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Warder Slater looked very queer indeed--he actually seemed to have lost in bulk.
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From this reading Warder Slater looked very queer indeed--he actually seemed to have lost in bulk.
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From this reading MANKELL WITH A TESTIMONIAL.
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From this reading THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE OFFICIALS OF CANTERSTONE JAIL PRESENTED MR.
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From this reading The same phenomenon was observable in the chief warder, who followed close upon the prisoner's heels.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE OFFICIALS OF CANTERSTONE JAIL PRESENTED MR.
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From this reading THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE OFFICIALS OF CANTERSTONE JAIL PRESENTED MR.
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From this reading Oliver Mankell was again in the charge of Warder Slater.
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From this reading The same phenomenon was observable in the chief warder, who followed close upon the prisoner's heels.
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From this reading THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE OFFICIALS OF CANTERSTONE JAIL PRESENTED MR.
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From this reading The same phenomenon was observable in the chief warder, who followed close upon the prisoner's heels.
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From this reading Warder Slater looked very queer indeed--he actually seemed to have lost in bulk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same phenomenon was observable in the chief warder, who followed close upon the prisoner's heels.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Warder Slater looked very queer indeed--he actually seemed to have lost in bulk.
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From this reading Oliver Mankell was again in the charge of Warder Slater.
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From this reading MANKELL WITH A TESTIMONIAL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE OFFICIALS OF CANTERSTONE JAIL PRESENTED MR.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Warder Slater looked very queer indeed--he actually seemed to have lost in bulk.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE OFFICIALS OF CANTERSTONE JAIL PRESENTED MR.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The same phenomenon was observable in the chief warder, who followed close upon the prisoner's heels.
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From this reading Warder Slater looked very queer indeed--he actually seemed to have lost in bulk.
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From this reading Oliver Mankell was again in the charge of Warder Slater.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oliver Mankell was again in the charge of Warder Slater.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE OFFICIALS OF CANTERSTONE JAIL PRESENTED MR.
which person or people
From this reading The same phenomenon was observable in the chief warder, who followed close upon the prisoner's heels.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MANKELL WITH A TESTIMONIAL.
